Senior Corporate Project Manager

Church Mutual Insurance Company, S.I.•Merrill, WI

About The Position

Responsible for the overall direction, coordination, execution, control, reporting, and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with company and department strategy, commitments, and goals. Work collaboratively with upper management, department heads, external vendors, contractors, and project team members to make sure that the scope and the direction of each assigned initiative is on schedule and meets expected deliverables and budget. Administer Church Mutual's project management methodology, processes, tools, and artifacts to support successful project completion. Act as a lead and mentor for others in the project management role and business to promote and enhance project management knowledge and processes within the organization.

Requirements

Proven project management work experience with at least six years of diverse experience in project management of corporate, multi-departmental, and technical projects.
Ability to manage all aspects of projects from inception to successful implementation.
Proven experience in people management.
Demonstrated leadership experience and team building experience.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to properly communicate to all levels of the organization.
Must be able to function independently with limited supervision and guidance.
Ability and willingness to learn the property and casualty insurance industry and its products, services, and operation models.
Proven project management experience with significant time spent in managing corporate/multi-departmental level and technical projects.
Proven critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Tested and refined interpersonal skills.
Organized, analytical, and self motivated.
Average to advanced computer skills.
Ability to positively influence others to achieve results that are in the best interest of the organization.
Ability to manage people without direct authority in an effect to complete project initiatives.
Able to make sound judgements and to complete decision making with limited mentoring and guidance.
Demonstrated and proven skills in conflict resolution and negotiation.
Technical understanding of subject areas including a grasp of information technology concepts and processes.
Highly developed negotiation, facilitation, and consensus building skills.
Thorough knowledge of project management concepts, practices, and techniques.
Excellent time management skills and the ability to work on multiple projects and initiatives at one time.
Ability to coach and mentor and provide leadership through influence.
Maintain confidentiality of project information.

Nice To Haves

Extensive organizational and operational knowledge and experience.
Comprehensive project development and project implementation knowledge and experience.
Extensive work in business process improvement projects and related change management and staff development activities.
Major in business administration/management, organization development, IT, and project and/or production management preferred.
Project management certificate or designation highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Provide direction and support to project team.
Build effective project teams by facilitating and participating in meetings with involved departments and resources to establish and direct project progression and evaluation.
Conduct initial and ongoing communication between department heads, project team members, and stakeholders that will promote successful goal accomplishment and the identification of issues or risks that may become barriers to success.
Assist project team members in resolving issues and perform risk management activities to identify project opportunities and hurdles.
Assess situations to determine importance, urgency and risk, and make decisions that are timely and in the best interest of the organization.
Facilitate and participate in meetings with involved departments, stakeholders, vendors, and contractors to assist in defining and refining project requirements and to outline project development and implementation approaches and supporting resource requirements.
Work closely with stakeholders and resources to develop multifunctional project management plans leading Church Mutual's efforts to develop project scope, tasks, deliverables, resources, timelines, budgets, and evaluation metrics.
Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors and contractors.
Act as a liaison between project sponsors and stakeholders assisting them to manage the financial, human, and technical resources required to successfully achieve the project's goals and objectives.
Manage project resource allocations, schedule, and budget.
Identify resources needed to meet project goals, work with department heads to procure resources, assign resource responsibilities, and ensure proper utilization of assigned resources.
Utilize project management software to provide meaningful status reporting, resource utilization, task completion, and budget information to corporate and department management.
Manage, monitor, and report on projects by tracking progress against agreed scope, milestones, and deadlines.
Adhere to change control procedures and record required justification and resulting decisions.
Work with stakeholders and IT project team members to ensure technical solutions are sound and meet operational requirements.
Champion and mentor project management skills and processes and act as a mentor for others in the project management role by utilizing approved or researched project management methodology, standards, and procedures and project management techniques and train project team members and others in the project management role in their value and use.
Provide technical knowledge and assistance related to the development of Request for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Information (RFIs) and Statement of Work (SOWs).